Nic Wysong, center, has a moment with two trolls played by Austin Rhodes ( left) and Barbara Feldman ( right) in the production of Bilbo and the Magic Ring. The trolls provide the comic relief in the children’s show. The show is free to military Families at 3 p.m. Oct. 31. In keeping with the season, there are a few spooky happenings over the weekend.

Learn about the haunted history of Aiken through the Aiken Ghost Tours at 7 p.m.Oct. 30 and Oct. 31.

The 70-minute walking tour explores the city’s myths, legends and folklore.

Tickets are $10 and reservations are strongly recommended.

For more information, call (803) 270-0773.

Also in Aiken this weekend is the Aiken Community Playhouse’s production of the thriller, Night Watch.

A woman sees a murder from her Manhattan apartment, but when the police arrive, they can’t find a body. When she sees a second dead body, the police don’t believe her.

The psychological drama will be at 8 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31 and at 3 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Washington Center for the Arts on Newberry Street.

Tickets are $17 for adults; $15 for senior citizens (60 and older): $12 for students, and $6 for children under 12. For more information, call (803) 648-1438 or visit www.

aikencommunityplayhouse.com.

Another play for the younger set is the Storyland Theatre production of Bilbo and the Magic Ring, a musical loosely based on The Hobbit.

Military Families receive free admission to the show which will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Imperial Theater on Broad Street.

For more information, call (706) 736-3455.

Also this weekend is the 2nd Annual Augusta Half Marathon.

Packet pickup is from noon to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Augusta Common. From 4 to 7 p.m., events will include the Trick or Treat Halloween Fest and the Medals for Miles Youth Fun Run. Also, there will be a costume parade and a magician.

The half-marathon will begin at 7 a.m. Nov. 1, at the Augusta Common.

For more information, call the Augusta Sports Council at (706) 722-8326 or visit www.augustahalf.org.